Performance metrics for oceanographic surveys with autonomous underwater vehicles

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 711-725

  Willcox, J Scott ^a,b   Bellingham, James G ^c   Zhang, Yanwu ^a,d   Baggeroer, Arthur B ^a,e  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Bluefin Robotics Corp   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AWARE INC   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle; AUV; Survey design; Survey error

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL UNDERSAMPLING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SAMPLING;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 0035493277     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.972114     Document Type: Review

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